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29 January 2017

Bezeled Navette, or Frozen Lavender

Everybody knows that aromas are perceived very individually. For example, I wouldn't take a risk to present somebody perfume not knowing beforehand if the person really likes its scent. And it is not a mystery or great news that our aroma preferences can differ during the life... maybe right because we change ourselves and our perception of many things change as well.

I had never been a fan of lavender scent until last year spent a couple of weeks at Croatia coast. There everything seemed to be soaked with that fragrance spread with the sea breeze. It was absolutely appropriate there and matched the surrounding landscape perfectly... As soon as I came back home, the charms dispelled but the impression is still strong and alive. But, as we have winter now, my lavender became frozen :-)

To embody the idea of the frozen lavanda in a piece of jewellry, I learned how to bezel a navette rivoli. I made up a short playlist with the tutorials that can be helpful while practising. The problem is that not depending on the numberr of the tutorials they only give the common idea of the work if the materials are different (although it can be their advantage not fail:-)). I had navettes 7.5 x 15 mm and 17 x 32 mm and had ambitions to use cut beads.